[AZ-Observing] Re: Total Eclipse
- From: "Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)" <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:03:20 GMT
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Sounds like you guys had a great time, Tom! Was that the Mayhugh cruise? We
were going to take that cruise but the job situation became unstable, and as it
turns out it's a good thing we didn't go. I'm now busy looking for a new job...
The perils of being a contractor...
Clear skies,
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
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From: "tpolakis@xxxxxxx" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Total Eclipse
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:59:09 -0400
Hi all,
Jenn and I went on an "eclipse cruise" that began in Beijing, and went out
to a spot near Iwo Jima for totality. Weather has been cloudy nearly every
day, but meteorology pro Alister Ling was able to guide the ship to a very
clear place for totality.
Jenn shot this picture with a fisheye lens. It shows Venus easily, and
Mercury (barely) at 1 o'clock from the eclipsed sun. These planets were
spectacular visually, and Castor and Pollux pointed directly at the
sun/moon.
http://members.cox.net/tpolakis/astro/CRW_3883b.jpg
I did my best with a 200mm lens, never looking through the viewfinder so I
could take it in visually. The one sort of unique image is this gross
overexposure, which faintly shows the larger maria on the moon, which was
experiencing the brightest Earthshine possible at the time.
http://members.cox.net/tpolakis/astro/IMG_8315.jpg
More show and tell to come at the club meetings.
Tom
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